School Profile

Vision
Hughesdale Primary School seeks to empower each one of its students in order to maximise learning abilities in an environment that promotes self-confidence and self-esteem. We aim to provide a sense of purpose and a zest for life in the students. We hope that when our students tackle the challenges of secondary school life, they will do so with eagerness, confidence and feeling good about themselves and what the future has to offer.

In addition, the School seeks to:

• Nurture thinking, caring and responsible students with the self-esteem and application to meet everyday challenges.

• Provide a high quality education in a positive supportive environment by ensuring that learning is stimulating, relevant and rewarding.

• Continue and promote the need for acceptable behaviours, encouraging children to develop characteristics and mutual respect for individual needs and differences.

• Provide a supportive learning climate where teachers and parents are partners involved in the educational process.

Values
The ethos of the school is represented by its close community links and the building of a family feel to the school. The school sets high, but achievable expectations which is incorporate into our motto - 'Aim High'. The school values its generation of individual support between student, teacher and parents with a focus on appropriate discipline and promotion of self-esteem.

These values are showcased by recognising student achievements through weekly awards for application (Student of the Week and Best Work of the Week) and weekly and monthly awards for positive, responsible and caring attitudes (Cool Kids and Aussie of the Month).

High academic achievement is recognised by the Dux of the School Honour Board.

Context
Hughesdale Primary School No. 4176 has been established for over 80 years on the same spacious grounds enhanced with mature trees and is located in the south west corner of the City of Monash . The school borders both Eastern and Southern Region and as such enjoys the close links with many neighbouring Primary and Secondary schools.

Enrolment trends have been on the increase in recent years with the school reaching the 330+ mark in 2006.

The school has moved from Like School Group 6 in 1997 to Like School Group 2 in 2001. This indicates a continual decrease in EMA recipients and Language Other Than English speakers at the school.

The challenge for the school in the future lies with DoE demographic forecasts, which indicate that the state secondary and primary schools in the City of Monash will experience an overall decline of up to 50% in the next decade. This forecast is supported by ABS data and follows a decade of similar decline.

The school currently has a mixture of straight and composite classes. Specialist programs are offered in Performing Arts, Sport, Visual Arts and Information Technology. There is a literacy intervention program (Reading Recovery) in Year One. Piano and guitar tuition complement the Performing Arts Program.

Special features of the curriculum include:

• Two separate school camps for the grade 3-4 and 5-6 students.

• Excursions and incursions during the term linked to the integrated units of study.

• A school musical production held every second year.

• Life Education Program supplementing the Health program.

• Whole school activity days (multi-age groups) held each term on a range of topics e.g.

• Maths/Science Days; Celebrating Federation; Hughesdale Olympics.

In 2004 the school established a Resource Centre. This centre has the dual role of operating as the school library and as the Information Technology Centre.

The School conducts the Early Years Literacy and Numeracy programs, and runs Literacy and Classroom Helpers programs for parents.

The school has a range of cultures and socio economic groups providing a special diversity. 

Parental involvement is high with involvement and support in all facets of school life. In addition there is an Information Technology Program (Prep to 6) conducted in the computer laboratory, which was established during the previous Charter period.

Click here for a copy of the school's Annual Report in 2008.

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